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Storm Team4 Meteorologist Lauryn Ricketts gives birth to baby boy Storm Team4 Meteorologist Lauryn Ricketts gives birth to baby boy Storm Team4 Meteorologist Lauryn Ricketts gave birth to her baby boy, Cole, over the weekend.

Why it matters

Storm Team4 Meteorologist Lauryn Ricketts gave birth to her baby boy, Cole, over the weekend.

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eFinder analyzed this article and checked 4 claims against available evidence, cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia. Here is what the fact-checking layer found.

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Claim 3: “Storm Team4 Meteorologist Lauryn Ricketts gave birth to her baby boy, Cole, over the weekend.”
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Multiple independent web sources confirm that NBC Storm Team4 Meteorologist Lauryn Ricketts gave birth to a baby boy. WTOP News specifically reports the birth occurred on a Thursday morning.
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web search NEUTRAL — Trump giving Kennedy Center back to Congress after judge's ruling. Duffy lays blame on bus driver's language in fatal I-95 crash.Maryland mother and son graduate together from UMGC. 5 dead, 34 rushed …
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web search NEUTRAL — NBC4 meteorologist Lauryn Ricketts shares her inspiring journey through loss, IVF, and motherhood while forecasting D.C.'s weather.
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web search NEUTRAL — Lauryn Ricketts with her baby boy Thursday. (Courtesy NBC Washington). One of the D.C. region’s most recognizable weather authorities welcomed a baby boy Thursday morning. NBC Storm Team4 Meteorologis…
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